dunno why EA even bothered putting this game out. Certainly seems like they didnt want to make it.

The Notion that Portability would be enough justification to charge full price while cutting back major content makes no sense.

This game at $40 (like a portable title) coulda sold reasonably. Hell $50 would've helped. At least it'll be $20 in a year!

Of course in the end, not having EA games is really not that big of a loss...

You're surprised Xbox fans buy a game that was developed by the Halo creators? 

You can't be serious about this analogy, right?

EA is not that interested in the Switch to begin with. 

They made the game for the sake of saying, "Hey, we're supporting the Switch!" A basic PR move, just like they did with Wii U.
However, they don't have the excuse of a failing console this time around. They just don't care for establishing a base on the Switch or working with Nintendo to do it.

Take a look at Take Two Interactive, with NBA 2K18 as a countermeasure.
Sure, the game is only 30 fps as opposed to 60 on PS4 and Xbox One, but the portability makes up for that loss and it has just about every single piece of content that those versions have (that I know of).
Finally, they are not only advertising the Switch version, but giving it a pretty good marketing campaign.
Every time I watch an NBA game on TNT or Inside the NBA (favorite post game sports show. Though, I think Kenny Smith needs to settle down and Shaq is starting to annoy me) every commercial I have seen about NBA 2K18 has been the Switch version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVKqH2ir3-g

Of course, I'm confidant Nintendo is playing a role in that and they must be chipping in on the marketing to be able to get that kind of advertisement on a consistent basis. But the point is, at least Take Two is trying.
EA just doesn't give a crap.

Of course I aint. I am surprised to see people assuming that just because they haven't put the label of Switch on the box no one will look for it...

People are aware Fifa 18 came out, they have a Switch, they like Switch, they go to the store, they see the game, they buy the game.

They buy a good game, which rules out Fifa 18 on Switch. And are you really arguing advertisements don't work? Why do you think Sony goes to such extreme lengths to require exclusive marketing rights? They'd be better off funding new games with that money if it doesn't work. 

Do you mean in NA or overall? in NA NPD doesnt count bundles and that destiny bundle sold like crazy.

Nope I haven't said advertisment doesn't work. I said that the fact one platform wasn't mentioned in the ad doesn't make that version flop alone.

Owww yes I forgot that Nintendo gamers are the bastion of the good taste, so bad games will break records on other platforms but Nintendo gamers will refuse to buy such bad games.

And by doing so, EA can say Fifa doesn't sell well on Switch, which for them means no EA games will sell well on Switch and then pull back out from the console since it's clearly doomed in their eyes

Its EA!

FIFA sucks. It destroyed soccer video games to me. Nintendo has to get PES. Have Konami make a game akin to its “International Super Star Soccer” roots.